India ammunition depot blast kills six, injures 10 others

Mumbai, India – An explosion at an ammunition dump in India killed six people Tuesday, police said, underscoring concerns over the country’s handling of military equipment.

Workers were disposing of Russian anti-aircraft shells out of production since 2014 when a box was dropped and exploded, the Times of India reported.

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“While the workers were unloading a crate of ammunition it bumped on the ground, triggering an explosion, which killed four of them on the spot. Two others died on their way to the hospital,” senior officer Nikhil Pingle told AFP.

Ten others were injured in the blast in the town of Pulgaon in Maharashtra state.

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